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of fine vegetable wool, ornamented ontside with light-colon rod lichens. The 

 nestlings are already feathered, and resemble tlio adult female, but tlie featiiers 

 above have rnfous buff edsfes, and the under parts are more rufous buH'. 



84. Lophornis stictolophus Salv. & Ellint. 



A nnmber, collected near Zamora, Ecuador, in September, wlien they were in 

 good plumage. 



This species is known from Venezuehi and Colombia, and Boncard (Gfiii. Hum. 

 B., p. 38) recorded it from Ecuador. The sjiecimens agree entirely with skins IVom 

 Colombia. 



85. Popelairia popelairii (Du Bus.). 



Prymnacantha popelairii Salvin, Gat. B., xvi., p. 42s. 



A fine series from the east slopes of tlie Andes in Ecuador, shot at Zamora, 

 Gualaquiza, Rio Pastassa, in tlie warm region. In good plumage from May to 

 C)ctober. 



SO. Popelairia conversi fBourc. & Mnls.). 



Pnjmnacantha eonvcrsi ( i3ourc. tt Muls.) tSalviu, Cat. B., xvi., ]). 43iJ. 



Naranjal, Ecuador. February in perfect plumage. 



Berlepsch and Taczauowski (P. Z. S., 1883, p. 507) distinguished the Ecuadorian 

 bird tinder the name of Ooii.ldiu fonversi aequatorialis, but it cannot be separated ; 

 and Count Berlepsch kindly wrote us that he himself does no longer consider it a 

 distinct subspecies. 



11. FROM MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA. 



1. Chlorostilbon auriceps (Gould). 



Near Chilpancingo, state of (luerrero, Me.Kico. A nest was found in October. 



It is a thin-walled pan, constructed of ver\- thin grasses and hairs, lined inside 

 witli a silky kind of cotton, evidently from an Eriodejulron tree. Outside it is 

 ornamented with large leaves and pieces of bark. From bottom to top it measures 

 only 3i centimetres and 5i across. The cup measures 2i across. The two eggs are 

 very tiny, and measure Yl x 7-5 millimetres.. 



2. Jache nitida Salv. & Godm. 



In fair plumage in June at Dos Arroyos, near Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. 



See Salvin's remarks on the species, Cat. B., xvi., pp. 62 and 03. In /iiol. 

 Vent/: Amei: the same author called the species .7. ilonhleditiii (Rourc), tlius 

 uniting J. doublerlayi and ./. nitidn. 



3. Phaeoptila sordida (Gould). 



Zumbaugo del Rio and Chilpaiiciiii;o, state of Guerrero, Me.xico, January. 



4. Eupherusa poliocerca Elliot. 

 Chilpancingo, Mexico, at elevations ot 50U0 to 7000 feet. 



The female (unknown according to Vat. B., xvi., p. 74) differs much from the 

 male. It is above shining grass-green with a golden gloss. Sides of the breast 

 shining grass-green. Chin, throat, breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts dusky 

 white. Wings deep purplisli brown, secondaries dull chestnut, wing-coverts like 



